Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

Qin Li reached out to support the village chief and brought him back to the yard.

Awen and the others couldn't bear to hear the whole thing and looked at Yun Zhenzhen blankly.

"Village chief, do you remember the earthen kang I mentioned earlier?" Yun Zhenzhen looked at him steadily. "Before the weather gets too cold, mobilize the entire village and have every household build one. This way, winter will be more bearable indoors."

"As for outdoor needs, you can count how many families need wool. I'll have the eldest brother make a few more trips and come back with warm quilts and clothes. We'll sell them to the villagers at cost price, ensuring that at least every family has a set of warm clothes to go out and work."

"If I have extra goods, or someone has extra money, I can discuss buying more. Is that okay?"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Village Chief Qin nodded repeatedly. "As long as they don't freeze to death, it'll be fine. Then every family will have at least one able-bodied worker who can go out and do some work, and life will be better at home."

The village chief also knew that this trip would cost a lot of money. Now she could help bring it back for free and help the villagers avoid colds and frostbite. This was already her greatest contribution.

"Thanks so much to you, niece..."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and comforted him: "What are you talking about, Village Chief? Aren't we part of Qin Village?"

In fact, she also had a plan. When the time comes, she can make more money by giving more people the wool, without affecting her own business.

What's more, this thing sells for a high price, so the cost is recovered immediately. She is also very happy to be able to help her fellow villagers within her ability.

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the other side.

Shopkeeper Xu and Zhang Ronger rode together in the carriage on the return journey.

Although Yun Zhenzhen's asking price just now was not high, it was still a high price for a first-time partner. He was very curious why Zhang Ronger would agree to her request.

Although the two were business partners, Zhang Ronger was far superior to him in terms of family background and financial resources.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Xu Xing and the entire Yaoyue Restaurant became wealthy thanks to Zhang Ronger.

Zhang Ronger glanced at him before speaking calmly, "When doing business, don't worry about short-term gains and losses. Long-term development is what's most important. The friend you introduced me to is quite interesting."

"Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you here myself." Shopkeeper Xu was a little proud. Apart from anything else, he never made a mistake in judging people.

"By the way, how are you going to sell those blankets?"

Zhang Rong'er pouted, "What are you selling? We have several masters in the county, as well as the official in charge of the city gates, the county magistrate, and the chief clerk. Each of them can send a bed over. This business can be done for a long time. If we spend some time to open up the connections now, there will be more benefits in the future."

Shopkeeper Xu touched his head embarrassedly. After all, he was just a restaurant owner. Unlike Zhang Ronger who traveled all over the country, his business acumen was indeed not as good as hers.

He counted carefully on his fingers: "There should be one bed left. What are you going to do?"

"You already have a bed of samples, but what about me? I don't want it." Zhang Ronger rolled her eyes at him unhappily.

"My oversight." Shopkeeper Xu immediately apologized with a smile, "If you need my bed, you can take it. I didn't think it through."

"That's pretty much it."

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Winter has arrived in recent days, and there is not much work to do in the fields. When the weather is good, I go out to tidy up the fields, clear the weeds or apply fertilizer.

When the weather is bad, I stay at home to repair farm tools, clean the chicken coop in the backyard, or mend some things. Those with skills can also make some farm tools and wooden barrels at home and take them to town to sell.

Some families have a good potato harvest and keep some for next year's planting and for their own consumption. The extra potatoes are sold in town to increase their income and exchange for daily necessities.

After a period of purchasing, the number of hens in Yun Zhenzhen's backyard has grown to fifteen, and Xiaonan and her cousin usually take care of them.

The first batch of chickens have started laying eggs, and you can see one every few days.

Qin Li was preparing to go to Zang County again. Before it snowed, he could bring back more wool and borrow Uncle Niu's ox cart from the village to pull the wool yarn.

Ningshan took care of all the physical work at home, and he was proficient in chopping wood and fetching water.

The dishes this winter are also very rich. In addition to the beans, radishes, wild vegetables, and green vegetables that we are tired of eating, there are also potatoes.

Potatoes are simply the king of vegetables. They are delicious no matter how you eat them. Potatoes stewed with beans, potatoes stewed with pork ribs, potatoes stewed with beef brisket, dry pot potato rice...

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Yun Zhenzhen did what she said. She prepared to pick some beans from her own vegetable garden. She carried a backpack, threw the sickle in it, and set off.

"Mom, I want to go with you too!" Xiao Nan followed her out happily.

The two walked towards the edge of the field. A lot of beans had already sprouted on the racks. They picked them up and tied them into small bundles and put them into the backpack. Before leaving, they did not forget to cut two cabbages.

Next to them was the small river of Qinjia Village. It had rained a few times recently and there was already a lot of water in it. The two of them washed the excess dirt off the cabbages nearby so that they could save some water when they got home.

After packing up, Xiao Nan glanced at Yun Zhenzhen, who was squatting by the ditch in a daze and said, "Mom, everything is packed. Let's go back quickly."

She called out, but Yun Zhenzhen didn't move, so she walked over curiously and squatted on the side of the road like her. "Mom, what are you looking at?"

Yun Zhenzhen raised her chin and said, "Xiao Nan, look, am I dazzled? Are there snails in the river?"

Xiao Nan: "Are you talking about snails? There are indeed a lot of them, but they are not tasty. We picked them up and cooked them at home before. They have a fishy smell and not much meat. Even a big bowl of them is not enough to fill you up."

"How is that possible?" Yun Zhenzhen was almost stunned: "Such cute snails must be delicious."

After saying that, Yun Zhenzhen stood up, took off her shoes and was about to go into the river: "You say it's not delicious, that's because you haven't met the right person. Wait for mother to pick it up and show you how to cook it. I guarantee you will fall in love with it."

When Xiaonan heard that it could be delicious, his eyes lit up instantly and he raised his hand to volunteer: "Then I'll carry the vegetables home first, and then get two big buckets to pick up snails."

"it is good!"

Xiao Nan was very fast and soon joined the process of picking up screws. The breeze blew on his face and the sound of gurgling water came from the river.

The sun sets in the west, and the afterglow shines on the water, like a golden silhouette. A breeze blows, causing ripples.

Just when the two of them were so tired that their waists ached, Yun Zhenzhen looked at the half-full bucket of snails and smiled happily.

On the way back, I met a few familiar aunts. When they saw the mother and daughter carrying a bucket of snails, they couldn't help but look back frequently.

Recently, every household in the village has been busy repairing their kangs, so there are only a few people on the road.

"Sister Yun's business conditions are improving now, why are you still picking up that stuff from the river to eat?"

"Who knows? We've eaten it before, but now we have potatoes. Who would want to eat something that smells so earthy? Not only does it not fill you up, but it's also very troublesome to prepare. I could have plowed an acre of land in that time."

"Really? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

"Impossible. Didn't I hear the village chief say a while ago that they started a big business? They have to go far away to buy goods. It doesn't seem difficult."

"Too……"

"..."